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To: Lonnie Cumberland <lonnie_cumberland@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: tutorial section 
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Comments: In-reply-to Lonnie Cumberland <lonnie_cumberland@yahoo.com>
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:51:20 -0500
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Lonnie Cumberland <lonnie_cumberland@yahoo.com> writes:
> psql:complex.sql:32: ERROR:  stat failed on file '/home/lonnie/postgresql-7.0.3
> /src/tutorial/complex.so': Permission denied

I would guess that some directory in that path is not readable by the
postgres backend.  Don't forget it's (probably) not running under the
same userid as you.

			regards, tom lane